Nueve primeros registros de corales Azooxanthelados (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) del Caribe colombiano (200-500 M)
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Date
2001
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First record of nine azooxanthelate corals (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) from the Colombian Caribbean (200-500 m).Abstract
During INVEMAR-MACROFAUNA cruises (1998-1999), carried out along the upper continental slope of the Colombian Caribbean, 26 species of corals were collected, nine of them are first records for the area. The distribution ranges of Schizocyathus frissilis, Balanophyllia cyathoides, B. palifera and B. bayeri are extended yo the southern Caribbean. It is presented a list of the azooxanthellate coral species of the Colombian Caribbean.Durante los Cruceros INVEMAR-MACROFAUNA (1998 - 1999), realizados sobre la franja superior del talud continental del Caribe colombiano, se colectaron 26 especies de corales, de las cuales nueve son registrados por primera vez para el área. El ámbito de distribución de Polymyces fragilis y Fungiacyathus crispus se amplia hasta la costa norte de Colombia. La distribución de Schizocyathus fissilis, Balanophyllia cyathoides, B. palifera y B. bayeri se amplia hasta el Caribe sur. Se presenta un listado de las especies de corales azooxantelados del Caribe colombiano.
Journal
Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y CosterasVolume
30Page Range
pp.19-38Resource/Dataset Location
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